The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-12-08
FOREIGN.

BERLIN. dec. THE National Ga
Zette, discussing the Vienna Fremden
Blatts' article relative to the massing
of troops on the Russian frontier, SAYS
it is evident that the force of Russian
troops in Poland is not sufficient to at
tack two formidable military powers.
The present maSsing of troops is too
small for war and too large for peace.
We must wait and see how Russia will
reconcile the massing with the pacific
assurances Of the Journal de st. Peters
burg.
FRANCES FUTURE POLICY.
Moscow, Dec. THE Gazette says
the future policy of France will de-
eide whether Germany will be COM
PEELED to watch one or both of her
frontiers. The paper declares that
Russia must always have strong feet
in the Pacific ocean.
MILITARY COUNCIL.
VIENNA, Dec. 7.-EmperOroF Fran
els Joseph will preside at the military
council which is to be held at the pal
ace tomorrow, for the purpose of con-
Sidering what steps are necessary in
view of the collection of Russian troops
on the frontier.
DEFENSIVE PROBATION.
PARIS, Dec. According to private
| advices ifrom Warsaw the massing
of Russian troops on the frontier is
Russia of cancelled plan by Ger
many and Austria for action in event
of war between either of these powers
| and Russia. In that contingency it
was proposed that Germany and
| Austria should suddenly invade
Russian-Poland and occupy Warsaw.
by using their greater facilities for
| discovery OF this alleged project Rus
STA resolved to compensate for her slow
power of mobiliZingby permanent in
crease of her frontier forces. The move
implies no aggression but is purely a
defensive precaution.
VIEWS FULLY ENDORSED,
! PARIS, Dec. cit is expected that
NJ. Goblet will be prime Minister in
the cabinet and that NJ. Flourens will
eign affairs. Extremists still continue
to oppose the retention of General
SausSier as governor of Paris. PreSi.
dent Sadi-CarnOt in an interview with
NJ. Clemenceau to-day insisted upon
the necessity of union of all republi
cans in chambers. First to show for.
eigners that republicans can agree. and
second in order that they may vote OF
honest and sincere budget. n. Glenn
enceau fully endorses the president:
views.
CUBAN ITEMS.
HAVANA, Dec. 6.-The difficulty be
tween the cigar manufacturers of thil
city and their employers has not vel
been settled.
A telegram from Baracoa states thai
during recent heavy gale there tht
sea invaded a portion of the CITY des
,troying about 100 houses. The tele
| gram also reports the loss of tn
steamer Gumary and an American
schooner.
, NO LEVEES.
DUBLIN, Dec. 6.-Lord- Mayor Sui
Ivan, who was convicted of publish
ing in his paper, the Nation, account
of proclaimed branches of the Nations
; League and was sentenced to tw
months imprisonment, has been ne
moved to FullRmore jail, in order t
prevent his holding daily Ievees, as h
was doing in Jail here.
9 MUST PUT UP
OF ST. PETERSBURG, Dec ct is off
e cially announced that the foreign ioiu
q stock companies hitherto trading
Russia under licenses of the ofici:
9 authorities, must obtain legal imperi:
7! licenses before hay, 1858, 81 oEhersRis
u they val be compelled 20 liquidate:
u january 1855 80